Genus Picrophilus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Picrophilus Schleper et al. 1996 (complete authorship reads: Schleper, Zillig and Pühler), gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Picrophilales Cavalier-Smith 2002; type genus of the family ¤ Picrophilaceae Schleper et al. 1996).
Type species: ¤ Picrophilus oshimae Schleper et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pikros, pointed, sharp, acid; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. Picrophilus, acid-loving organism.
Valid publication: SCHLEPER (C.), PÜHLER (G.), KLENK (H.P.) and ZILLIG (W.): Picrophilus oshimae and Picrophilus torridus fam. nov., gen. nov., sp. nov., two species of hyperacidophilic, thermophilic, heterotrophic, aerobic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 814-816.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Picrophilus oshimae Schleper et al. 1996 (complete authorship reads: Schleper, Zillig and Pühler), sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 700036= DSM 9789 = JCM 10054.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X84901.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. oshimae, of Oshima, referring to the Japanese biochemist Tairo Oshima.
Valid publication: SCHLEPER (C.), PÜHLER (G.), KLENK (H.P.) and ZILLIG (W.): Picrophilus oshimae and Picrophilus torridus fam. nov., gen. nov., sp. nov., two species of hyperacidophilic, thermophilic, heterotrophic, aerobic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 814-816.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Picrophilus torridus Zillig et al. 1996 (complete authorship reads: Zillig, Schleper and Pühler), sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 9790 = JCM 10055 = NBRC 100828.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AE017261.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. torridus, dried up, torrid, referring to dry hot soil where the strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SCHLEPER (C.), PÜHLER (G.), KLENK (H.P.) and ZILLIG (W.): Picrophilus oshimae and Picrophilus torridus fam. nov., gen. nov., sp. nov., two species of hyperacidophilic, thermophilic, heterotrophic, aerobic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 814-816.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Schleper et al. 1996, no type strain was designated.